• Emergency Operations
• Notification in an Emergency
• Emergency Procedures
  • Incident Command
  • Evacuation Procedures
  • Fire/Explosions
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Workplace Violence
  • Bomb Threats/Searches
  • Earthquakes
  • Medical/First Aid Emergencies
  • Emergency Supplies
  • Important Phone Numbers
• Emergency Telephones
• Department Emergency Plan
• Media
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bomb threats

An employee who receives a bomb threat should immediately notify the University Police Department by calling 9-1-1.

DO NOT EVACUATE THE BUILDING!

If a bomb threat is received by phone, ask:

1. When is the bomb going to explode or go off?
2. Where is the bomb right now?
3. What kind of bomb is it?
4. What does it look like?
5. Why did you place the bomb?
6. Why are you doing this?

Remember - keep the caller on the phone as long as possible.

Record the following for the police:

1. Time of call.
2. Date of call.
3. Exact words/phrases of person making the call.
4. Age, gender.
5. Speech pattern such as accent, slurred speech, lisp or stuttering.
6. Background noises, if any.
7. Any names mentioned.

If a bomb threat is received by mail:

1. Do not handle the envelope or package.
2. Call 9-1-1 and stop anyone from entering the area where the package is located.
3. Lock all doors, post "DO NOT ENTER," and then leave the area.

If a suspicious object is discovered:

1. Do not attempt to touch or move the object.
2. Evacuate the immediate area.
3. Call 9-1-1. DO NOT use a CELLULAR PHONE or two-way radio. Radio signals may activate remote controlled devices.
4. Await further instructions from police personnel.

bomb searches

An employee who discovers a suspected bomb should immediately notify the University Police Department by calling 9-1-1.

A search of the area by employees is the best method to determine if there is a suspicious object in the area since employees are familiar with their work area and will recognize something that is out of place. Police personnel will assist employees during a search. Employees will not be forced to search an area.

Officer personnel should only search their immediate work area. Convey results of the search to the police department. Searches of other building areas will be carried out by police teams.

Explosions can be packaged in a variety of containers and will most likely be camouflaged. The container may be a common article, such as a backpack, book, box, grocery bag, athletic bag, airline flight bag, attache case, etc. Look for the unusual or something that appears to be out of place. It is important that someone familiar with the area assist with the search in order to note something unusual or alien to the surroundings. Anything that does not belong or cannot be adequately explained is a suspicious object! DO NOT TOUCH THE OBJECT!

For further information, please contact the University Police Department at 278-8400.